Posts Tagged ‘worldwide terrorism threats & trends’
Two New Jersey Men and a Washington Man Plead Guilty to Terrorism-Related Offenses for Supporting ISIS
Two men from Montclair, New Jersey and a man from Kent, Washington admitted to charges related to supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (“ISIS”), U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced. Tomas-Kaan Jimenez-Guzel, 19, and Milo Sedarat, 21, both of Montclair, New Jersey, pleaded guilty on July 27, 2026 and July 28, 2026, respectively,…
Read MoreODU releases independent report on March 12 shooting that killed ROTC instructor, injured multiple students
Old Dominion University on Tuesday released an independent report examining the March 12, 2026, campus shooting that killed an ROTC instructor and wounded multiple students, concluding the attack was a targeted act of terrorism that would have been “difficult if not impossible to prevent.” The report, prepared by the law firm Cooley LLP, follows a…
Read MoreISIS supporter admits to disseminating terrorist propaganda via social media
A 30-year-old Houston resident has pleaded guilty to concealing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and making false statements. Anas Said is a pledged supporter of Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and used various social media accounts to post, share, or disseminate ISIS propaganda. He also discussed ISIS propaganda using Telegram, where…
Read MoreRussia puts Telegram founder Durov on a wanted list over charges of aiding terrorism
Russia charged Pavel Durov, the founder, owner and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, with aiding terrorism and put him on an international wanted list, the country’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday. The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but later moved abroad, came as Russian authorities restrict…
Read MoreMan attacks 3 women with knives in Paris before being stopped by bystander, witness says
A French off-duty policeman on Monday detained a man after he allegedly attacked and wounded three women in Paris with two kitchen knives, a minister and police said. The identity of the suspect and his motive were not immediately clear. Parisian authorities were still determining whether to launch a terrorism investigation into the attack. Three…
Read MoreThe suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack is killed in a confrontation with police
The suspect in the deadly Berlin Pride attack that left one person dead and 29 injured was shot and killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the…
Read MoreSuspected militants kill judge, security guard in ambush in restive southwest Pakistan
Suspected militants ambushed a vehicle carrying a district judge in restive southwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing him and his security guard before fleeing the scene, police said, as Pakistan’s powerful army chief vowed to “dismantle terrorist infrastructure wherever it poses a threat to the country and its people.” The attack occurred in Mastung, a district…
Read MoreIrish police foil suspected dissident republican car bomb near Northern Ireland border
The device was discovered during a planned operation in County Monaghan, close to the border with Northern Ireland. The bomb was made safe by the Irish Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal team before being removed for forensic examination. Police said the operation had prevented an attack that could have caused “devastating consequences”. Garda (Irish police) Commissioner…
Read MoreJapanese militant who took part in a 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut
Kozo Okamoto, the Japanese militant who took part in a deadly attack on Tel Aviv’s airport more than five decades ago, died Thursday in Beirut, the Palestinian group that had been protecting him said. He was 78. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a faction that is the second-largest group in the Palestine…
Read MoreKent man pleads guilty to conspiring to support ISIS, planned travel to Syria
A 21-year-old Kent man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, after investigators say he planned to travel to Syria to fight for the group. Saed Ali Mirreh entered the guilty plea on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Seattle,…
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